Which one is best for you?
iPhone X and Galaxy Note8 are both seriously impressive phones, boasting dual lens cameras, fast processors and beautiful, curved, edge-to-edge AMOLED displays. Which phone is best for you is mostly down to how you plan to use it, and what features are most important to you.
We’ve picked out the top features of each phone so you can compare iPhone X and Galaxy Note8 a glance.
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Apple
iPhone X
Experience realistic colours and crystal clear images on the 5.8-inch True Tone display
Take close-up shots with the dual lens camera and use the Portrait lighting feature to seriously up your selfie game
Explore new worlds with a range of dedicated augmented reality apps
Unlock your phone securely with ease thanks to intelligent face recognition
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Samsung
Galaxy Note8
See the big picture on a wide-aspect 6.3-inch curved Infinity Display
Take amazing pictures and video with a dual lens camera and use Live focus to instantly create professional looking images
Take notes, personalise messages create your own GIFs, and more with the S Pen
Capture all the action in Super Slo-mo video mode
| Name | iPhone X | Galaxy Note8 |
|---|---|---|
| Image |
Buy the iPhone X |
Buy the Galaxy Note8 |
| Display |
5.8 inches (diagonal) |
6.3 inches |
| Size and weight |
Height: 143.6 mm Width: 70.9 mm Depth: 7.7 mm Weight: 174 grams |
Height: 162.5 mm Width: 74.8 mm Depth: 8.6 mm Weight: 195 grams |
| Rear camera |
12 MP wide-angle and telephoto cameras |
12 MP |
| Front camera |
7 MP |
8 MP |
| Video recording |
4K video recording at 24 fps, 30 fps or 60fps |
2160p@30fps |
| Processor |
A11 Bionic chip with 64-bit architecture Embedded M11 motion coprocessor |
Exynos 8895 |
| Battery | 2716 mAh | 3300 mAh |
| Storage |
64 GB 256 GB |
64 GB |
| Splash, water and dust resistant | Yes | Yes |
| Buy now | Buy the iPhone X | Buy the Galaxy Note8 |